"All you need to do is tap into the healing power of crystals and your mind will become brighter your body will become healthier and you will create a happy and rewarding life for you and others around you

As stated by Lynn Claridge, SNHS (Crystal Healing)"

Personal comments

During my studies for REIKI I began to take a keen interest in Crystals and their use. Using Crystals and gemstones as a form of healing can bring positive changes in life, mind and body. What I have learned so far has engaged my brain and caused me to reassess and think. I love using Crystals within my REIKI sessions, as the extra energy that flows is unbelievable.

In this short explanation I am going to try and explain the healing properties of certain Crystals and gemstones that I have used so far and that work with the "Chakras".

For me Crystal Healing has helped me to be creative, re-energised me and help other people with the use of Crystals within REIKI therapy. This information is meant as a guide.

No guarantee can be made when using any form of complimentary therapy, this is just my personal findings and beliefs.

For ease of understanding I will just refer to all stones as Crystals.

What are Crystals?

Let me first state I am not a geologist and would never profess to be so, so please forgive me if I do not always use the correct terms. However as I understand it, Crystals are solid forms of rock found within the Earth. Because some Crystals have been in the ground for so long they take on strange and interesting looking forms.

Crystals are solids that form by a regular repeated pattern of molecules connecting together. In some solids, the arrangements of the building blocks (atoms and molecules) can be random or very different throughout the material.

In Crystals, however, a collection of atoms called the Unit Cell is repeated in exactly the same arrangement over and over throughout the entire material.

Gemstones and crystals can obviously be worn as decorative jewellery as well as used in healing. When used in healing they are placed on the body, using different crystals for different parts of the body and "Chakras".

As a healer, the intuitive side comes to the front and with the aid of a Crystal pendant, I place the Crystals accordingly. When using Crystals with REIKI, I place the seven colours of the "Chakras" beneath the therapy bed to give extra energy.

Crystals can also be worn as necklaces or bracelets and even earrings as long as no more than three are worn at the same time, as more than three can cause conflicting purposes of the Crystals or gemstones.